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Evaporate \E*vap"o*rate\, a. [L. evaporatus, p. p.]
Dispersed in vapors. --Thomson.
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Evaporate \E*vap"o*rate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Evaporated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Evaporating}.] [L. evaporatus, p. p. of
evaporare; e out vapor steam or vapor. See {Vapor}.]
1. To pass off in vapor, as a fluid; to escape and be
dissipated, either in visible vapor, or in particles too
minute to be visible.
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2. To escape or pass off without effect; to be dissipated; to
be wasted, as, the spirit of a writer often evaporates in
the process of translation.
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To give moderate liberty for griefs and discontents
to evaporate . . . is a safe way. --Bacon.
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Evaporate \E*vap"o*rate\, v. t.
1. To convert from a liquid or solid state into vapor
(usually) by the agency of heat; to dissipate in vapor or
fumes.
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2. To expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial
heat), leaving the solid portion; to subject to
evaporation; as, to evaporate apples.
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3. To give vent to; to dissipate. [R.]
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My lord of Essex evaporated his thoughts in a
sonnet. --Sir. H.
Wotton.
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{Evaporating surface} (Steam Boilers), that part of the
heating surface with which water is in contact.
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